Five in London family held in terror raid

Subject: Five in London family held in terror raid Wed 12 Aug 2015, 11:48 pm

FIVE members of the same family, including three teenage girls, have been arrested in a counter-terrorism swoop in London.

THEY were held on suspicion of "possessing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism", Scotland Yard said.The five - a 51-year-old man, a 53-year-old woman, and girls aged 16, 17 and 19 - were arrested at an address in east London on Wednesday morning.The man was additionally detained on suspicion of possessing false identity documents "with improper intention".Police said the arrests are part of an ongoing inquiry which previously saw the 16-year-old girl arrested last month on suspicion of preparation of terrorism. She is currently on bail.